The Ballad of Barbara Allen

October 26 through October 29 in the Fitzsimmons Black Box Theater

Set in the Smoky Mountains of Appalachia, The Ballad of Barbara Allen is a timeless story of true love and the struggle for acceptance. John, a strange witch-boy, falls in love with the beautiful young Barbara. Will their love overcome the misconceptions of the well-meaning townsfolk, the power of the forceful Preacher Haggler, and the dark magic of the jealous witch Morrigan?

With lots of live bluegrass and Americana music and just the right amount of spooky ambiance, this romantic tale will move you, surprise you, and haunt you after the curtain falls.

This show is double cast; please refer to the cast lists below to make sure you are buying tickets for the cast you'd like to see.

Casts

RAVEN Cast Wednesday, October 25, 6:00 pm Friday, October 27, 7:00 pm Saturday, October 28, 2:00 pm Sunday, October 29, 6:00 pm	MOON Cast Thursday, October 26, 6:00 pm Friday, October 27, 4:00 pm Saturday, October 28, 6:00 pm Sunday, October 29, 2:00 pm
John: Liev Bruce-Low ‘25 Barbara: Hanna Marik ‘25	John: Ian Mutz ‘25 Barbara: Pamela Gloger ‘24
Spooky Folks Morrigan: Lilia Maxwell ‘25 Conjur Woman: Ivanna Barssé ‘26 Conjur Man: Greg Bailon ‘24	Spooky Folks Morrigan: Layla Zekarias ‘26 Conjur Woman: Lesli Munoz Perez ‘24 Conjur Man: Greg Bailon ‘24
Witches: Nishan Permalla ‘25 Ellison White ‘25 Winslow Bouverat ‘25 Lulu Kimball ‘26 Mia Bernstein ‘24 Viviana Cruz Rodriguez ‘26 Summer Weiner ‘26	Witches: Nishan Permalla ‘25 Ellison White ‘25 Winslow Bouverat ‘25 Lulu Kimball ‘26 Mia Bernstein ‘24 Viviana Cruz Rodriguez ‘26 Summer Weiner ‘26
Townsfolk Preacher Haggler: Elliot Choate ‘25 Mrs. Allen: Lyvia Browne ‘25 Mr. Allen: Greg Bailon ‘24 Marvin Hudgens: Ian Mutz ‘25 Edna Sumney: Savvy Guillot ‘25 Ms. Metcalf: Penelope Malone ‘26 Mrs. Summey: Riley Musallam ‘27 Mrs. Atkins: Cecily Hauser ‘26 Mrs. Jenkins: Charly Newman ‘27 Floyd Allen: Levi Mehl ‘27 Hank Gudger: My Mangahas ‘24 Ol Man Smelicue: Luke Stenger ‘24 Burt: Gus Miller ‘26 Ella Bergan: Sadie Tappan ‘26 Hattie Bergen: Mei Mei Sae ‘27 Greeny Gorman: Natalie Burton ‘26	Townsfolk: Preacher Haggler: Elliot Choate ‘25 Mrs. Allen: Natalie Burton ‘26 Mr. Allen: Greg Bailon ‘24 Marvin : Liev Bruce-Low ‘25 Edna Sumney: Bea DeCosse ‘26 Ms. Metcalf: Penelope Malone ‘26 Mrs. Summey: Riley Musallam ‘27 Mrs. Atkins: Cecily Hauser ‘26 Mrs. Jenkins: Charly Newman ‘27 Floyd Allen: Levi Mehl ‘27 Hank Gudger: My Mangahas ‘24 Ol Man Smelicue: Luke Stenger ‘24 Burt: Gus Miller ‘26 Ella Bergan: Sadie Tappan ‘26 Hattie Bergen: Mei Mei Sae ‘27 Greeny Gorman: Lyvia Browne ‘25

Production Team

Production Team

Director: Jen Coté

Assistant Director: Maddie Castro ‘26

Music Director: Maddie Felton ‘24

Stage Manager: Juliette Coté ‘26

Scenic Design: Harper Clark ‘26 and Sam Farber ‘25

Costume Designers: My Mangahas ‘24 and Lu Eyler ‘25

Tech Team:

Harper Clark ‘26

Sam Farber ‘25

Sebastian Pezzullo ‘26

Kaya Greer ‘25

Novi Greer ‘27

Ace Knox ‘26

Lulu Riley ‘25

Alec Singer ‘26

Violet Snow ‘27

Michael Taylor ‘26

Andrew Yang ‘26

Chloe Yang ‘27

Band and Music

Musicians

Director: Daniel Reiter

James Coté ‘24, Guitar

Maddie Felton ‘24, Fiddle

Josie Huber ‘26, Spoons

Tamar Knuth ‘26, Stand up Bass

Elias Lerner ‘26, Cello

Gus Miller ‘26, Washtub bass/washboard/musical saw

Tam Serber ‘24, Percussion

Luke Stenger ‘24, Dulcimer

Ben Wrightsman ‘26, Mandolin

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